Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-26


engaged in preliminary work. Superin-
teEdent of Schools N. M. Hills is CON
Quoting the institute which ls attended
by about fifty teachers. The examina
lions, occur on Saturday next.
A quintette of Yankton young mer
are absent from their places OF business
to-day, this absence being necessary
to avoid a warrant which tie city marsha
has for them. They raised a rumpus on
the front on Saturday night, by firing
their reyolvers and making other violent
noises.
The slaughter house at the insane
hospital burned last May and the man
ayers of thas institution have not yet
been able to ascertain whether or not il
was ms lred. 1t ls q matter of some i'm
portance to know about this and perhaps
the coming Investigating committee
will endeayor to ascertain.
p. Dinneen, one of the substantial
Missouri bottom. Yankton county, farm
ers, visited the city to-day bringing with
a load of fine hay which was q sample
of the second crop froma portion of
his land, This hay is excellent and as it
has been carefully cured will be nutri-
tious food for houses. Dinneen in
remarking upon the past farming season
said he had been highly successful and
was proud of his farm.
By the new time card which went in
to effect on the Chicago s Northwestern
railroad yesterday, change in the ar
rival and departure OF the Yankton and
OentreYllle afternoon accommodation, was
~inaugurated. This train has hitherto
left at 4:50 p. NJ. but it now leaves at
$3.50 the same hour that the Milwaukee
afternoon passenger leaves and returning
arrives OF $50 p. m. instead of 7:3O p. M
The morning Chicago passenger train
leaves at 6 20, instead of 6 and the Cen.
~treville accommodation ut $50, instead OF
500. The last train does not connect
with anything, and passengers for the
north and east should take the 6.2(
train.
Yesterday was the 25th anniversary
OF the establishment of the Methodist
church in Yankton and the services at
the church we're in keeping with the
Importance of the celebration. Twenty.
five years ago Rev. John ingram, now
of Fargo. Dakota, preached the first
sermonl to q Methodist congregation in
Yanktun, the congregation consisting
of v people, five. men and two
women. At last nights meeting an ex-
tract from an account of this first church
service by DIR. Ingram was read. Last
evening the debt OF the church was also
raised, and the pastors salary paid to
date. There is a possibility that Rev.
Mr.. Hsger will be transferred from
Yenkton by the next conference and his
church members ere looking for yard
to the conference with eolicitude.
Messrs. f. E. Romanus and O. H,
Eooles, of LIE Mars, Iowa, who have been
in this city for y week, are musicians Of
the artistic order aud during their So
journ they have given q number of peo-
pie examples of their skill. Romsnus
is q v~iolinist of more than ordinary
ability aud Mr.. Eccles has probably
never been excelled in the west as G
latest. Ga Saturday evening they
visited j. E. Bruce's residence, where
they were assisted by Miss Annette
Bruce, pianist, and the trio discourseo
the sweetest sounds possible from theil
instruments. Last evening D. A
Brecht's residence was visited, and sc
delightful were the sounds which
emanated therefrom, that outside tn,
fence q large crowd gathered
and listened until the concert closed
| Yankton seldom entertains gentlemen
of such musical ability ant
the people OF this city regret that the.
are not permanent reslden.s.
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